Recent content by Spareoom

Can't handle Italy finishing on beam...oh gosh. And beam has been so unkind today.

Yes and yes...Chuso qualified with two spots to spare (well technically 3 since Japan's host spot is going to go back into the AA pool next year now that Japan has qualified a full team); and the world breathes a collective sigh of relief! And Eaker would have qualified into the final in 4th...

That’s a tiny bit of an urban legend because mathematically, they could have counted her first vault (with a fall) and still won, but obviously they did not know that at the time as the competition was still going on. It’s one of those, technically no, realistically/emotionally, yes. #gymnerd I...

I work for a chiropractor and it's amazing how uneducated people are in terms of understanding how "simple" accidents can affect your body. People walk around with torn ligaments and other injuries and they have no idea because they didn't think their fender-bender or slip-and-fall was serious...

It’s always been this way to some extent, but especially in more recent years. In WAG, vault is the go-to event where lesser known countries and gymnasts can distinguish themselves and actually compete with the big federations, because it’s a single skill event and in a sense is “easier” to...

THIS. I'm thinking back to last year, which was the first WC in years that Simone was not present at AND Regan Smith being injured in warmups. There were a lot of nerves and errors, including one from Mai which took her out of the medals. There's no saying what would have happened tonight if...

Considering when I went to 4CC's in Taipei a few years ago it was FREE, these prices seem a little high to me, lol. But it's the US...there's more of a draw, so of course the tickets are going to be sold at the going rate.

Oh sadness...is it injury, you think? I can’t imagine why Jason would pass up on Worlds otherwise. Unless he really is changing coaches and he hasn’t been training steadily since Nats.

If Jason is leaving Kori, I wonder if it is less about having an issue with Kori and/or her coaching and more about needing to take personal risks in his life and career. Jason’s skating career has been the antithesis of risk; he’s always erred on the side of safety and caution. Even moving to...

I imagine it's because natural lighting can be inconsistent and contrasted against white snow can be blinding and dangerous? Maybe? Makes sense to me lol.

He probably had an idea, but at some point you have to make a decision mentally about what your focus is, and he clearly was already looking towards Nats. Maybe he should have kept GPF first in his mind, but if he never got the call it could have been all for nothing and would have delayed...

Giving up one's citizenship is not something that you would do lightly...you never know what the future holds. I was thinking if, down the line, she and Harry decided to get divorced, and they had kids, her no longer having US citizenship could complicate matters if she wanted to go back to the...

Well, at this point, it's probably like, what has she got to lose. It's too late to make some miracle happen with her jumps/technique, so might as well take a risk and hope that a new program will elevate her skating and help get her in the zone better.

I meant, why did she abandon La La Land in the first place and go back to a program that she didn't really connect with. What was the deal with that?

I wonder why she abandoned it in the first place...pressure? Nerves?